Local Love: 12 Must-do’s in Houston!

Have you been to Houston in the summertime?

It’s sort of amazing. The colors, flavors and sights! It just feels right that we’ll be launching in Houston on June 29th! You heard us; we’ll be landing in Houston, Tx on June 29!!! (commence mental dance boogie!)

In honor of such a momentous occasion, we explored some of our favorite spots in the city. We could write a novel on all the best places in the sprawling city, but here are just a few!

Oh Gelazzi. Let’s just pretend they don’t have every flavor you could ever hope for, from Donut to Lemon Ricotta to Blackberry and beyond. Let’s also pretend that we didn’t taste every flavor possible… Because that would leave us with no room for a scoop…

But let’s be real. With gelato this authentic and a summer so hot, we could’ve stayed here all day. And yes, they have a vegan selection.

Pause for a moment of reflection (and prepare yourself for perfectly sweet and smooth gelato).

TO DO:

In the heart of Downtown Houston, we came across Discovery Green, a 12-acre urban park that is pretty hard to pass by.

This place is an urban playground for children and adults alike. The park has two restaurants, patio areas, fountains, gardens and works of art everywhere.

It has its own lake too! You can actually kayak and paddle board on Kinder Lake!

Keep an eye out for pieces like Synchronicity of Color (pictured above), art carts (where you can actually rent play equipment for free!), the Listening Vessels, the Mist Tree, the reading rooms and more!

For art lovers, explorers and seekers of peaces, the Rothko Chapel is a must. Housing 14 murals that Mark Rothko created, the chapel is world-renowned as a sanctuary for meditation and space for peaceful contemplation. We were happy to find that photography wasn’t allowed. This is something to be entirely experienced and thoughtfully remembered.

Sometimes, city exploration just takes parking and walking. 19th Street in Houston Heights is exactly the place to do that. There’s something funky, bohemian and antique for everyone with themed cafes and eateries tucked in between.

[Houston has some of the best street art. Sorry, we’re not sorry. You are beautiful, Houston!]

Housed on Rice University’s campus sits the other-worldly James Turrell Skyspace. At sunrise and sunset, this art installation begins a composition of lights that compliment the surrounding natural light.

As the sun rises or sets, the lights change slowly while you sit on slanted benches so that you can gaze upward comfortably.

It’s completely free, and the duration of the show sequence varies on the time of day and season!